WAS PHOEBE REALLY A DEACON?
Brother Trevor,
WAS PHOEBE REALLY A DEACON?
I'm not a hypocrite for that.
When I use one of my French Bibles, this is what is written "Je vous recommande Phoebé, notre soeur, qui est diaconesse de l'Église de Cenchrées"
Romains 16:1 (Louis Segond)
It is written that our sister Phoebe was a DEACON.
But, when I use the King James Version, it is written that Phebe our sister, was a SERVANT.
"I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:"
Romans 16:1 (King James Version)
When I use the Darby Translation, it is written that Phoebe, our sister, was a MINISTER.
"But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is minister of the assembly which is in Cenchrea";
Romans 16:1 (Darby Translation)
And so on...
According to you, which version should I choose?
Indeed, I used to take quotations from my french bible (Louis Segond version) during my studies, but I've come to the conclusion that it is high time I changed my comprehension of the role of Phoebe as expressed in this Bible (DEACON) because it does not line up with the definition given by the Bible of that ministry.
Let us see it:
“ 8Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means, 9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge [against them].
11[The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12Let [the] ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well: 13for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 3:8-13 (Darby Translation)
As we see, a Minister should be a Man according to the verses 8, 9 and 10.
The instructions concerning women can be seen only at the verse 11:
"11[The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things".
According to the verses 11, 12 and 13, the Ministers (the Deacons according to my French Bible, Louis Second) should be "husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well: 13for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus”
So Phoebe, could nener be a Deacon or a Minister in the sense equivalent to that of the Men.
Do you agree with me?
Blessings,
Bro. Germain
WAS PHOEBE REALLY A DEACON?
I'm not a hypocrite for that.
When I use one of my French Bibles, this is what is written "Je vous recommande Phoebé, notre soeur, qui est diaconesse de l'Église de Cenchrées"
Romains 16:1 (Louis Segond)
It is written that our sister Phoebe was a DEACON.
But, when I use the King James Version, it is written that Phebe our sister, was a SERVANT.
"I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:"
Romans 16:1 (King James Version)
When I use the Darby Translation, it is written that Phoebe, our sister, was a MINISTER.
"But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is minister of the assembly which is in Cenchrea";
Romans 16:1 (Darby Translation)
And so on...
According to you, which version should I choose?
Indeed, I used to take quotations from my french bible (Louis Segond version) during my studies, but I've come to the conclusion that it is high time I changed my comprehension of the role of Phoebe as expressed in this Bible (DEACON) because it does not line up with the definition given by the Bible of that ministry.
Let us see it:
“ 8Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means, 9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10And let these be first proved, then let them minister, being without charge [against them].
11[The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12Let [the] ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well: 13for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 3:8-13 (Darby Translation)
As we see, a Minister should be a Man according to the verses 8, 9 and 10.
The instructions concerning women can be seen only at the verse 11:
"11[The] women in like manner grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things".
According to the verses 11, 12 and 13, the Ministers (the Deacons according to my French Bible, Louis Second) should be "husbands of one wife, conducting [their] children and their own houses well: 13for those who shall have ministered well obtain for themselves a good degree, and much boldness in faith which [is] in Christ Jesus”
So Phoebe, could nener be a Deacon or a Minister in the sense equivalent to that of the Men.
Do you agree with me?
Blessings,
Bro. Germain
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